Falvey v. Women & Infants Hospital

OPINION

SHEA, Justice.

This matter comes before the Supreme Court by writ of certiorari on the petitioner’s appeal from a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Appellate Commission. The Appellate Commission affirmed the trial commissioner’s award of workers’ compensation benefits to the petitioner for the closed period between August 1, 1986, and August 20, 1986. We affirm.

On July 31, 1986, Lucy Falvey (petitioner) injured her back while moving a wooden conference table with a coworker. The petitioner was employed as an executive secretary by Women and Infants Hospital (respondent) at the time…